Surgical Attire

Question 1

Fabric for surgical attire should be?

Answer 1

1. Low lint

2. Tightly woven

Question 2

No recommendation can be made for wearing long sleeves in the semi-restricted and restricted areas other than during performance of ?

Answer 2

preoperative patient skin antisepsis

Question 3

If worn, cover apparel (eg, lab coats) should be?

Answer 3

Clean

Question 4

Covering of the scalp and hair is required when entering ?

Answer 4

the semi-restricted and restricted areas.

Question 5

This is required when entering the restricted areas and while preparing and packaging items in the clean assembly section of the sterile processing area.

Answer 5

Covering a beard

Question 6

No recommendation can be made for the type of head covers worn in ?

Answer 6

the semi-restricted and restricted areas

Question 7

Remove head coverings at the end of the shift or when they are contaminated.

Answer 7

Reusable head coverings contaminated with blood, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials must remain at the health care facility for laundering.

Question 8

Wear clean shoes when entering ?

Answer 8

the semi-restricted or restricted areas.

Question 9

Wear protective footwear that meets?

Answer 9

the health care organization’s safety requirements

Question 10

These must be worn in instances when gross contamination can reasonably be anticipated

Answer 10

Fluid-resistant shoe covers or boots

Question 11

Shoe covers worn as PPE must be removed immediately after use.

Answer 11

After removal, discard the shoe covers and perform hand hygiene

Question 12

Clean identification badges with what type of disinfectant when the badge becomes soiled with blood, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials?

Answer 12

a low-level disinfectant

Question 13

Clean lanyards with what type of disinfectant when the lanyard becomes soiled with blood, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials?

Answer 13

a low-level disinfectant

Question 14

Clean stethoscopes before each patient use according to?

Answer 14

the manufacturer’s instructions for use

Question 15

Clean cell phones, tablets, and other personal communication or hand-held electronic equipment according to ?

Answer 15

the device manufacturer’s instructions for use before these items are brought into the OR, and perform hand hygiene.

Question 16

No recommendation can be made for whether a necklace may be worn

Answer 16

in the semi-restricted and restricted areas.

Question 17

Visitors entering the semi-restricted or restricted areas of the surgical suite (eg, law enforcement officers, parents, biomedical engineers) should don ?

Answer 17

either clean surgical attire or a single-use jumpsuit (eg, coveralls, bunny suit) designed to completely cover personal apparel.

Question 18

Wear clean surgical attire when entering

Answer 18

the semi-restricted and restricted areas.

Question 19

After each daily use, launder scrub attire at

Answer 19

a health care–accredited laundry facility,

the health care organization according to state regulatory requirements, or

the health care organization according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for laundering4 in the absence of state requirements.

Question 20

Prevent contamination of laundered surgical attire during transport to the health care facility

Answer 20

transport laundered surgical attire in enclosed carts or containers and in vehicles that are cleaned and disinfected regularly

Question 21

Scrub attire contaminated with visible blood or body fluids must remain at ?

Answer 21

the health care facility for laundering

Question 22

Contaminated scrub attire must be ?

Answer 22

bagged or containerized at the location where it was used and not be rinsed or sorted

Question 23

Remove surgical attire

Answer 23

before leaving the health care facility.

Question 24

No recommendation can be made regarding personal clothing worn under scrub attire.

Answer 24

Personal clothing contaminated with blood, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials must remain at the health care facility for laundering